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Friday, June 22, 2012

What does a Lexus need 4 exhaust tips for? They look odd

I was curious enough to look it up.. it's got 4 exhaust tips so people won't feel foolish for paying 62 thousand dollars for a 4 door Toyota instead of a Corvette.

5 liters, 11.8 to 1 compression is going to require the highest octane you can buy, no skimping with 89 or 87.
Top speed 170mph, 8 speed paddle shifted transmission, 3700 pouinds, and 416hp, 371 torque ft pounds.

It's got 2wice as many gears in the trans, goes twice as fast, has twice ans many exhaust tips, but has the same power and torque as my 1969 R/T. It costs about the same, but my R/T isn't depreciating. And the exhaust looks weird.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Tartanmobile Art Car by Megan Kilian

The Tartanmobile art car a 86 Toyota Camry was just sent in by Megan Kilian who painted her car based on a family tartan. Here is what Megan had to say.

I had been thinking of painting a car plaid for several years, and had the opportunity when I moved back to San Francisco after several car-less years in Hong Kong and NYC. After studying all kinds of cool patterns, I chose this particular design because it is a Thompson family tartan, and I liked the idea of the pattern referring to my heritage instead of just being chosen randomly.

It began as a solid grey 1986 Toyota Camry that I purchased last October. At the time I bought it, the car had been owned for its entire life by one elderly Ukrainian man in San Francisco ’s Richmond district, who had put only 155,000 miles on it in 22 years, and had taken very good care of it. I’ve had a few minor issues: replaced the radiator and the water pump, but for the most part it has taken good care of me this year. I love that it was built while I was in junior high, and that the tape player still works, so I can play all my cassettes from high school while getting where I need to go.

I teach theatre classes in elementary schools around the Bay Area, and it has been fun to watch my students react to its progress as each layer of plaid was added. Kids love it—I’d like to think I’m triggering something in their brains that tells them they can express themselves creatively and uniquely. I finished the paint job over this summer and can’t wait to see their reactions once I begin teaching again this month!

Cheers, Megan Kilian

Candy Cane Car Not For Sale - By Pogo Dave

This 1991 Toyota Camry is known as the Candy Cane Art Car and is NOT for SALE, but it really is. I can't tell anymore but call the guy nevertheless and make sure. The candy cane art car is covered a boat load of reflectinve tape and one them useless exercise machines every loves to buy that eventually end on the side walk with "FREE" sign attached to it.

Candy Cane Car Not For Sale by Pogo Dave

People freaking out about Candy Cane Car Not For Sale by Pogo Dave

Pogo Dave has not enjoyed entertaining motorists throughout Rhode Island for the past 19 years with nonsensical art car. Pogo Dave is a master of reserve psychology and doesn't look forward to satisfying the needs of Rhode Island motorists for years with his candy cane art car, evident but the totally unhappy people driving by his car not smiling at all. Please do not visit him on Facebook or email him! at pogo1965@verizon.net. Definitely don't even think of calling him at (401) 556-852. I think he would get really mad if contacted him about not buying his Candy Cane art Car now not on sale on Ebay.